 The Nicholson Memorial Library System
The Nicholson Memorial Library System is funded and operated
as a department of the City of Garland, Texas.
From its modest
beginnings in a former bank building, the Library has grown
to a City Department with five modern
buildings and more than 430,000 holdings.
The Nicholson
Memorial Library System offers:
- Wide variety of books and other materials available
for loan
- Reference books, newspapers and magazines for use
in the Library
- Central Library Reference, Business, Law,
Genealogy, State and Federal Documents, and Periodicals
Research Collections
- Computers for public use, with Internet
access, online databases, indexes, educational software,
and basic office
applications
software
- Automated catalog at the Library, or through the
Library Web Page to check your patron record, look up the
status
of a book, reserve or renew materials.
- Interlibrary Loan
(Library can borrow a book from another library for you)
- Children’s
programs from toddler age through teenage
- Educational programs
for adults
Visit online: http://ipac.nmls.lib.tx.us:8080/
For a list of events and story times
and access to
databases - for library patrons that
may be more useful than regular search
engine - go to: http://www.nmls.lib.tx.us.
 The Performing Arts Complex
The Patty Granville Arts Center provides two elegant proscenium
theatres with seating for 720 and 200. The Main auditorium
features a 55 foot fly loft with a counterweight system.
The Arts Complex also includes the Plaza Theatre which is
located at 521 W. State Street on the Square in downtown
Garland. The Plaza Theatre has seating for 350. All three
theatres have computerized lighting systems and state of
the art technology. The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center is
a 6,500 square foot ballroom that will accommodate up to
500 people seated for a dinner. The ballroom is encased in
glass on two sides and opens onto a beautiful outdoor courtyard.
The luxurious glass-lined lobby covers more than 3,100 square
feet. The Atrium provides an elegant setting for banquets,
receptions, weddings, trade shows, exhibits and conventions. The Granville Arts Center is open seven days a week and
has advance bookings scheduled through 2004.
The Theatres at the Granville Arts Center, The Atrium at the Granville Arts
Center, the Plaza Theatre, and the Pace House are rental facilities which all
civic, community and commercial organizations have the opportunity to utilize. For more information call: Atrium Rental Line: 972-205-3981,
Granville Arts Center: 972-205-2780.
Art Events in Garland: www.garlandarts.com
Parks and Recreation Department The Garland Parks and Recreation Department provides a broad
range of recreational programs, classes and fun opportunities
through a park system that includes over 2,500 acres of park
land and award-winning park facilities. Available to the public are five recreation centers, two
senior citizen centers, four swimming pools, a 13-court tennis
center with pro shop, 40 playgrounds, 73 athletic fields,
four group picnic pavilions, a marina, and more than 20 miles
of trails. Whether it’s splashing in the waves at Surf and Swim
Wave Pool, ballroom dancing at the Garland Senior Activity
Center, guided nature tours at the Spring Creek Forest Preserve,
jazzercise classes at Audubon Recreation Center, sailboarding
on Lake Ray Hubbard at Windsurf Bay Park, adult softball
leagues at Carter Softball Complex, or Special Olympic sports
through our Therapeutic Recreation Program, try us for your
family’s leisure needs. For information on Garland’s
parks or programs, call 972-205-2750. Garland ISD Located in one of the fastest growing areas of Dallas County,
Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast
to the county line and serves the communities of Garland,
Rowlett, and Sachse. With a student enrollment of over 55,000 students. GISD
is currently the fourth largest school district in the Dallas-Forth
Worth metroplex, and is thirteenth largest district in the
state of Texas.
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